Australian rules footballer
| Sydney Sykes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sidney Mellor Sykes | ||
| Date of birth | (1882-02-28)28 February 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 August 1949(1949-08-19) (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Prahran | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905–06 | South Melbourne | 7 (5) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sidney Mellor Sykes (28 February 1882 – 19 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He also played for Victorian Football Association club Prahran, notably kicking 12.5 of his team's total of 12.17 in its match against North Melbourne, at Toorak Park, on 24 August 1907.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.863.
- Fiddian (2004), p.70.
- Prahran (12.17 beat North Melbourne (6.7): Goal Kicking Extraordinary, The Age, (Monday, 26 August 1907), p.11.
References
- Fiddian, Marc (2004); The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877–1995, Melbourne: Marc Fiddian.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Sydney Sykes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Sydney Sykes at AustralianFootball.com
- Sid (sic) Sykes, at The VFA Prolject.
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